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Dana Plato

Dana Plato

Actress

Dana Michelle Plato was born in Maywood, California, on Saturday, November 7, 1964. Dana made an impact on the TV screen when she landed the role of Kimberly Drummond in the TV hit sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978) from 1978-1986. After the series ended, Dana had difficulty finding more acting work. Sometimes she would act in a made-for-TV movie or a low- budget silver-screen film. She was married for Lanny Lambert for seven years and they had a son. Plato was arrested in 1991 for robbing a Las Vegas video store and placed on probation; the next year she was arrested again, this time for forging a Valium prescription. She had just finished an interview with Howard Stern in the spring of 1999 when she and her fiancé, Robert Menchaca, were headed back to California. She hoped the interview would revive her stalled career. They stopped at his parents' house in Moore, Oklahoma for a Mother's-Day-weekend visit; on Saturday, May 8, 1999, Dana died of what appeared to be an accidental overdose of the painkiller "Loritab". On May 21, a coroner's inquest ruled her death a suicide because of the large amount of drugs in her body and her history of past suicide attempts. She was 34 years old.

Born: November 7, 1964 in Maywood, California, USA

Died: May 8, 1999 (Age 34)

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Dana Plato  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
2.7
ActressEvie Jo1977
Movie
3.1
ActressJ.D.1992
Movie
3.6
ActressSandra Phalor (uncredited)1977
Movie
2.1
ActressDana Fields1995
Movie
5.8
ActressAndrea Baker1997
Movie
4.7
ActressDeborah Nichols1992
Movie
6.4
ActressDana Plato1998
Movie
6.2
ActressLeslie1998
Movie
4.5
ActressDiana Masters1989
Movie
6.4
ActressProsecuting Attorney2002
Movie
6
ActressJenny1978
Movie
5.9
ActressElizabeth1995
Movie
3.9
ActressJill Martin1998
Movie
6.5
Actress1994
Movie
3.9
Actress1997
Movie
4.2
ActressPacifica1995
Movie
7.1
ActressSelf (archive footage)2020
Movie
6.4
ActressArchive footage2024
TV Show
6.7
Actress2 Episodes1996
TV Show
6.8
ActressKimberly Drummond
151 Episodes
1978-1986
TV Show
6.5
ActressLisa
1 Episode
1985-1992
TV Show
6.7
ActressDana Plato
2 Episodes
1977-1983
TV Show
7.4
ActressDebbie
1 Episode
1976-1980
TV Show
7
Actress1 Episode1979-1988
TV Show
7.2
ActressGirl on the Tennis Court
1 Episode
1974-1978
TV Show
5.5
ActressKimberly Drummond
3 Episodes
1979-1980
Movie
4.5
ActressWendy1975
Movie
5.6
ActressCara Ames1983
Movie
7
ActressPiano Teacher's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited)2000
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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